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japan. alex, tell us what you've seen over there. it's quite dramatic. >> reporter: i've covered disasters around the world and wars for 22 years. i've never seen anything quite on the scale of this. let me give you just one example of a town that we went to. you walk in, you can't drive, but you walk in to a place which has been completely pulverized. you might see one or two buildings which are made of concrete, which have withstood the tsunami, and then there'll be anything up to a mile, a mile and a half of utter wasteland, debris, houses reduced to matchwood, personal effects, a child's doll, a wedding photograph, an old guitar, and thousands, hundreds of thousands of tons of girders, of bricks, of morter, of concrete, anything imaginable that you could see from a town which has been put through the most extraordinary pulverizing machine of the tsunami. you can build in a certain degree of protection against earthquakes, and goodness me, the japanese do that as well as anybody on the pl
japan. alex, tell us what you've seen over there. it's quite dramatic. >> reporter: i've covered disasters around the world and wars for 22 years. i've never seen anything quite on the scale of this. let me give you just one example of a town that we went to. you walk in, you can't drive, but you walk in to a place which has been completely pulverized. you might see one or two buildings which are made of concrete, which have withstood the tsunami, and then there'll be anything up to a...
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something can travel on airplanes, air traffic out of japan. can products, clothing, whatever is moving in the regular line of merchandising and commerce, can that get to america and cause any danger here? >> it's something to watch out for and there are perhaps sensible precautions to be taken, but the thing to emphasize here is away from the plant in japan radiation levels are still relatively low, 10 times above background sounds terrifying, but in absolute terms it's no extra radiation that 1.5 ct scans. >> thank you very much for coming on. >>> the emergency workers that we were talking about. heroic people on the job, racing against the clock to prevent a meltdown, gu if they're forced to leave, nobody stops a meltdown. what are the odds they can get the job done? we're hearing about lethal levels of radiation and perhaps penetrating them. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at
something can travel on airplanes, air traffic out of japan. can products, clothing, whatever is moving in the regular line of merchandising and commerce, can that get to america and cause any danger here? >> it's something to watch out for and there are perhaps sensible precautions to be taken, but the thing to emphasize here is away from the plant in japan radiation levels are still relatively low, 10 times above background sounds terrifying, but in absolute terms it's no extra...
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one of the hardest hit cities in japan. "hardball" returns after this. ♪ ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. what do you see yourself doing after you do retire? client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize. "i better start doing something." we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think "wow. i never thought i could do this." but we've actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com and put a confident retirement more within reach. >>> we're back. at the beginning of tonight's "hardball" we talked to alex thompson from britain's channel 4. he's in sendai. last night thompson filed a remarkable report for "dateline" on nbc that we thought
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one under the pacific ocean, diving underneath japan, sliding down underneath japan. it has to break every once in a while and that is a very large event which occurs on several hundred year recurrence intervals, but this is something that's not unexpected to happen in the long term. >> i've got relatives that live out -- my wife's from san francisco and i have another relative, she's always afraid she'll be there for one of these things. do we know about the potential of something like this happening in california? >> the san andreas fault is not large enough to sustain a magnitude 8.9 earthquake. it can go up to about 8.0. the place that has this kind of rift in north america is the cascade zone between british columbia, the state of oregon and into northern most california. >> hold on there. i want to go down to jim walsh at m.i.t. jim, we have a big debate. you're part of it probably in this country about the safety of nuclear energy. we know we have an energy challenge. we can't get as much gas as we'd like, at the prices we would like, certainly, so people are l
one under the pacific ocean, diving underneath japan, sliding down underneath japan. it has to break every once in a while and that is a very large event which occurs on several hundred year recurrence intervals, but this is something that's not unexpected to happen in the long term. >> i've got relatives that live out -- my wife's from san francisco and i have another relative, she's always afraid she'll be there for one of these things. do we know about the potential of something like...
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caught on camera, the disaster in japan. coming up, the crisis in japan entered the nuclear energy in this country as we know it? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. muammar gadhafi is not abiding by a cease-fire response by a u.n. security official authorized by a no-fly zone. 50 demonstrators were killed by snipers firing from roof tops in an anti-government protest. in japan, the situation is holding steady at fukushima with military fire trucks spraying tons of water on the damaged reactors to try to keep them from overheating. meanwhile, the u.s. officials are denying reports that dangerous fallout has reached american shores. tests in california did detect radiation but it would have to be about a billion times stronger to pose a health risk. back to hardball. >>> part of the energy future along with wind, solar, natural gas, and clean coal. >> welcome back to hardball. president obama made clear despite the japanese disaster, nuclear power would be part of the mix.
caught on camera, the disaster in japan. coming up, the crisis in japan entered the nuclear energy in this country as we know it? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. muammar gadhafi is not abiding by a cease-fire response by a u.n. security official authorized by a no-fly zone. 50 demonstrators were killed by snipers firing from roof tops in an anti-government protest. in japan, the situation is holding steady at fukushima...
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we start with the crisis in japan. david albright is a former nuclear weapons inspector currently with the institute for science and international security. thank you for joining us. i want to know what's going on over there in terms of the four reactors right now. >> today has been a quieter day thank god. there's not been an explosion or a new fire and so in radiation doses on site have generally come down. there's been some aftershocks. there's still a lot of trepidation about what could happen and whether these reactors are going to go out of control and so it's also -- there's concern growing over the fifth and sixth reactor there and so you have a situation where we're just waiting to see if the japanese can get it under control. we're still suffering -- i say we in the sense of other individuals, the public like myself, governments, we're not getting a lot of information from the japanese government. and that's becoming an increasingly difficult problem as people begin to worry more and more about what radiation
we start with the crisis in japan. david albright is a former nuclear weapons inspector currently with the institute for science and international security. thank you for joining us. i want to know what's going on over there in terms of the four reactors right now. >> today has been a quieter day thank god. there's not been an explosion or a new fire and so in radiation doses on site have generally come down. there's been some aftershocks. there's still a lot of trepidation about what...
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we start with the earthquake in japan. an nbc news producer based in tokyo, sir, i've been watching your coverage and what you have to say about that. i do see a lot of disaster movies. this looked real and very scary. what was it like? >> talk about scary. when the tremor struck here, we felt it here down in tokyo. it was so bad that i couldn't stand. you had to sort of crouch a little bit to you know, not fall down. >> you know, i just saw a picture, we're looking through the windshield of a car. apparently on the streets up there. i remember being through a very mild earthquake in northern california and if you're in a car, you don't even feel it. but i'm looking at that car rocking and rolling there. even in a car with shocks and tires, you can see the action. tell me what you were doing, what wrour going to remember what you're going to tell your grand kids about today and yesterday? >> obviously, the pictures that have come through of the tsunami. i think everyone's saying that it's not so much the earthquake itself,
we start with the earthquake in japan. an nbc news producer based in tokyo, sir, i've been watching your coverage and what you have to say about that. i do see a lot of disaster movies. this looked real and very scary. what was it like? >> talk about scary. when the tremor struck here, we felt it here down in tokyo. it was so bad that i couldn't stand. you had to sort of crouch a little bit to you know, not fall down. >> you know, i just saw a picture, we're looking through the...
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>>> we start with the nuclear crisis in japan. nbc's ann curry is joining us from akita, japan, northwest of the nuclear complex. ann, i love having you on the show, but what a terrible time. what's happening to our american compatriots in that country? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of fear, anger and distrust here, chris, especially because of the discrepancies now between the u.s. government and the japanese government on just what the risk is. i want to tell you, however, first of all, about some breaking news we're hearing from the state department that there is a large pocket of americans up in the sendai area. now, the sendai area was hard hit by the tsunami and the quake. it is north of this fukushima nuclear power complex. and so, now what's happening is 14 buses are now on route, according to the state department, to get this large pocket of americans that's been trying to get out ever since the tsunami and the quake. it's on route, and it's supposed to be transporting these buses up to 600 americans that may be up in
>>> we start with the nuclear crisis in japan. nbc's ann curry is joining us from akita, japan, northwest of the nuclear complex. ann, i love having you on the show, but what a terrible time. what's happening to our american compatriots in that country? >> reporter: well, there's a lot of fear, anger and distrust here, chris, especially because of the discrepancies now between the u.s. government and the japanese government on just what the risk is. i want to tell you, however,...
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there's finally good news out of japan. the international atomic energy agency reports there is now electrical power in place and water is being pumped in lowering the pressure inside those reactors. this news comes after authorities were reduced to dumping water from helicopters and spraying water from fire trucks in a last-ditch effort to cool those spent fuel rods. in a moment, we'll hear from a ann curry on the ground and a commissioner and get a report from the ground in japan. >>> also, credibility gap. the widening chasm between what the japanese government is saying and what we can believe. it happened at three mile island. it really happened at chernobyl and now it's happening at japan, officials playing down the dangers. we'll try to bridge the credibility gap tonight. >>> plus, the nuclear disaster has once again turned u.s. public opinion, obviously, against nuclear power. no surprise there. that hasn't stopped die hard supporters from calling this a once-in-a-lifetime fluke. could nuclear power make a comeback
there's finally good news out of japan. the international atomic energy agency reports there is now electrical power in place and water is being pumped in lowering the pressure inside those reactors. this news comes after authorities were reduced to dumping water from helicopters and spraying water from fire trucks in a last-ditch effort to cool those spent fuel rods. in a moment, we'll hear from a ann curry on the ground and a commissioner and get a report from the ground in japan....
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. >>> plus the other huge story out of japan. the latest news from japan is not encouraging. smoke out of the two reactors forced workers out of the area today and now traces of radiation have been found in water, in seawater, and in food. and finally, you know things are getting bad for sarah palin when she criticizes president obama in india over his handling of libya and gets bashed by conservatives for being out of her depth. conservatives, mind you, and being illiteratology foreign affairs. >>> we start with the war in libya. richard engel, the best in the business, joins us from tobruk. what is happening in this war? i can't ask a wider question, richard. what is going on in the war? are we going after gadhafi? what are we doing in this war exactly do we know? >> reporter: the rebels here think we are giving them unconditional military support. their only strategy seems to be allow the u.s. and other military powers to scorch the earth and destroy gadhafi's military so that they can make a very slow advance toward tripoli. they do see there was a humanitarian element to
. >>> plus the other huge story out of japan. the latest news from japan is not encouraging. smoke out of the two reactors forced workers out of the area today and now traces of radiation have been found in water, in seawater, and in food. and finally, you know things are getting bad for sarah palin when she criticizes president obama in india over his handling of libya and gets bashed by conservatives for being out of her depth. conservatives, mind you, and being illiteratology...
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>>> plus a top nuclear scientist says the disaster over in japan reminds us over here that the nuclear industry over here in the united states has gained control of the agency, which is supposed to regulate it. the nuclear regulatory commission. in other words, in the nrc, the foxes are guarding the hen house. how do we fix this baby? >>> and the juiciest story of the day for "hardball." it's now likely that michelle bauchmann will launch a exploratory committee. but she says she hasn't decided whether or not to run or not for the president. when was the last time anybody watch canning remember someone forming an exploratory committee running for president and not actually running? by the way, didn't we create her here? let's all thank sarah palin for setting us straight. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is now about to speak. we're breaking here, breaking news. let's listen to her live. >> 1907 and 1972 and protect the civilians of libya. events have moved very quickly. so let's be clear about where we stand and how we got here. when the libyan people sought to realize their dem
>>> plus a top nuclear scientist says the disaster over in japan reminds us over here that the nuclear industry over here in the united states has gained control of the agency, which is supposed to regulate it. the nuclear regulatory commission. in other words, in the nrc, the foxes are guarding the hen house. how do we fix this baby? >>> and the juiciest story of the day for "hardball." it's now likely that michelle bauchmann will launch a exploratory committee. but...
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right now japan's regulators are within the department of trade. nuclear power is an economic issue in japan, and tepco was trying to get involved in power plants here in the u.s., so, you know, it really is -- they have every reason to promote it and it does put -- hampers their ability. kate and johanna, thank you both. >>> when we return, let me finish with the obama/clinton alliance. it's very powerful. it had a lot to do to go into libya. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. ing there? ing there? how about eating soup to get there? campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. motrin pm. >>> let me finish tonight with big questions about our newest war front. i've had said for some time the most important political reality is the alliance between the pre
right now japan's regulators are within the department of trade. nuclear power is an economic issue in japan, and tepco was trying to get involved in power plants here in the u.s., so, you know, it really is -- they have every reason to promote it and it does put -- hampers their ability. kate and johanna, thank you both. >>> when we return, let me finish with the obama/clinton alliance. it's very powerful. it had a lot to do to go into libya. you're watching "hardball," only...
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it's been so boring president obama said he wants to focus on situations in libya and japan. there's no games to watch. >> i don't want to be a pain in the ass, but don't we already have two wars? you know, wars aren't kids. where you don't have to pay attention to the youngest one because the older two will take care of it. >> reagan knew tows how launch libyan air strikes. he did it best with "operation el dorado canyon." that sounds like some serious desert ass-kicking. what's obama calling this one? >> yesterday president obama announced "operation odyssey dawn." >> odyssey dawn? that's not a military operation. that's a carnival cruiseship. >> that was the best. there you have it. >>> next, back to bed checks. it's nice we get a fight behind us. mike huckabee and tim pawlenty have prepared to take us backward to the investigations of don't ask/don't tell. when asked, huckabee said he would say in the recent interview, i would, because that's what the military wants. pentagon survey showed last year a strong majority in uniform, 70% did not think the repeal would be harmf
it's been so boring president obama said he wants to focus on situations in libya and japan. there's no games to watch. >> i don't want to be a pain in the ass, but don't we already have two wars? you know, wars aren't kids. where you don't have to pay attention to the youngest one because the older two will take care of it. >> reagan knew tows how launch libyan air strikes. he did it best with "operation el dorado canyon." that sounds like some serious desert ass-kicking....
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germany finished second followed by france, japan, uk, and china. russia was the only country on the list whose leaders were upside down on approval. 27% versus 31%. back in 2008, before president obama took office, the united states was in sixth place. we'll be right back. it bringsis s it hit helps the lhe of companipanies like the she smallestt ofof startups.ups. th ththat lets yos your employeloy, pa and custcustomersvate and sharee so you can can unleash tsh the of your mor your peopleople. >>> welcome back to "hardball." what do we really know about the rebels who enemies the next. think afghanistan. one person who knows all about our new allies. recently resigned as the libyan ambassador to the united states. he is now supporting the opposition. mr. ambassador, welcome. so let me ask you, who is the opposition? tell us who they are, and should the united states who has stopped short of recognizing them recognize them as the official leadership of libya. >> -- libyans who raised against the regime. doctors, professors, students, they are lawye
germany finished second followed by france, japan, uk, and china. russia was the only country on the list whose leaders were upside down on approval. 27% versus 31%. back in 2008, before president obama took office, the united states was in sixth place. we'll be right back. it bringsis s it hit helps the lhe of companipanies like the she smallestt ofof startups.ups. th ththat lets yos your employeloy, pa and custcustomersvate and sharee so you can can unleash tsh the of your mor your...
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japan is facing that situation right now. right now their regulators are within department of trade. nuclear power is an important trade and economic issue in japan. they are trying to sell reactor parts around the world. tepco was trying to get involved in power plants here in the u.s. so you know, they have every reason to promote it, and that really does put a hamper there. >> thanks for joining us. >>> when we return, let me finish with the obama clinton alliance. had to do with us going into libya to perhaps stop a small holocaust there. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] start your morning... hey. what are you doing up? i thought i'd take a drive before work. want to come? [ female announcer ] or make his day. yeah. [ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich, full-flavored cup of coffee, so you can be good to the last drop. [ female announcer ] maxwell house gives you a rich, full-flavored cup of coffee, how are you getting to a happier place? running there? dancing there? how ab
japan is facing that situation right now. right now their regulators are within department of trade. nuclear power is an important trade and economic issue in japan. they are trying to sell reactor parts around the world. tepco was trying to get involved in power plants here in the u.s. so you know, they have every reason to promote it, and that really does put a hamper there. >> thanks for joining us. >>> when we return, let me finish with the obama clinton alliance. had to do...
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meanwhile as we speak, our troops are supporting our ally japan, leaving iraq to its people, stopping the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and going after al qaeda all across the globe. as commander-in-chief, i am grateful to our soldiers, sai r sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen and to their families. and i know all americans share in that sentiment. for gene h anchor of global security and as an advocate of human freedom. mindful of the risks and costs of military action, we are naturally reluctant to use force to solve the world's many challenges. but when our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act. that's what's happened in libya over the course of these last six weeks. libya sits directly between tunisia and egypt. two nations that inspired the world when their people rose up to take control of their own destiny. for more than four decades, the libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant, moammar gadhafi. he has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth, murdered opponents at home and abroad, and terrorized innocent people around the wor
meanwhile as we speak, our troops are supporting our ally japan, leaving iraq to its people, stopping the taliban's momentum in afghanistan, and going after al qaeda all across the globe. as commander-in-chief, i am grateful to our soldiers, sai r sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen and to their families. and i know all americans share in that sentiment. for gene h anchor of global security and as an advocate of human freedom. mindful of the risks and costs of military action, we are...
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. >> a lot of countries -- you can't go to japan and become 100% japanese. you look different, you're not going to be japanese. or china. other countries are so monocultural, you can't break in no matter what you do, no matter how many years you've stayed there. we have had problems like that over the years, but we're working on them. but we're working on them. will this work for or against assimilation? will it work against it? >> absolutely. america will not win the war against terrorism without the help of muslims. i was a muslim who worked in homeland security -- >> so, you're muslim? >> absolutely. one of two. keith ellison is the first. i helped thwart these efforts. congressman schakowsky was right. i was reminded of a conversation at the constitutional convention. ben franklin was asked definitively, what do we have, a monarchy or a republic? he said, we have a republic, if you can keep it. how do we keep it? >> well said again. >> congresswoman, your thoughts. i want you to speak for the feelings of people you represent. i know you have people of is
. >> a lot of countries -- you can't go to japan and become 100% japanese. you look different, you're not going to be japanese. or china. other countries are so monocultural, you can't break in no matter what you do, no matter how many years you've stayed there. we have had problems like that over the years, but we're working on them. but we're working on them. will this work for or against assimilation? will it work against it? >> absolutely. america will not win the war against...
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just got back from a trip to japan. we already need to focus again on our economic security and cultural relations in asia. >> could we've achieved the political ambitions of the previous administration after 9-11 without going to war in afghanistan, could we have gone after effectively al qaeda without going into afghanistan, for example? >> first of all, i am one of those that strongly believes that the invasion of iraq was a strategic blunder. and it took our eye off the way we could have been dealing with situations in a number of other places. i was in afghanistan as a journalist in '04. spent most of my time with a marine corps unit there, and the way they were handling the situation i think was the way we should be doing it. they were a maneuver force. they were out taking on the elements of the extremist taliban and al qaeda. but the question becomes these larger scale occupations and the political objectives that they have. and i think secretary gates is correct in saying that in the future, there are probably
just got back from a trip to japan. we already need to focus again on our economic security and cultural relations in asia. >> could we've achieved the political ambitions of the previous administration after 9-11 without going to war in afghanistan, could we have gone after effectively al qaeda without going into afghanistan, for example? >> first of all, i am one of those that strongly believes that the invasion of iraq was a strategic blunder. and it took our eye off the way we...